My wife and I made a trip to Hendersonville to the LDS Cannery/ Bishop's Storehouse yesterday (Tuesday). To our surprise, there was no one else there (customers). In past visits, there have been anywhere from 15-25 other folks in there canning food. We showed up and had the whole place to ourselves. There was a already canned supply of food on the shelf for purchase, so we only ended up canning a few items to replace the food we took.
The staff was very nice and helpful. They are all volunteers and really enjoy their work. They said that right now is the slow time for people to come to the cannery and to get the word out that they have lots of food available. They are only open on Tuesday's and Saturdays. Please call and make sure of that before traveling a long distance. They prefer you to make an appointment, but during these slow times they would have no problem getting you in.
The Church started a new rule back in January that "non-members" have to come with a Church member. That should not be too hard to do.
Their address is:
19 Industrial Park Drive
Hendersonville, Tennessee 37075
(615) 822-5584
For those of you who worry about such things, there is no preaching their message to you at the cannery. Just nice folks who want to help you get your food storage going.
I'll be glad to answer any questions about this.
Here is a recent price list.
http://www.providentliving.org/pfw/multimedia/files/pfw/pdf/123115_HSC_OrderForm_US_ENG_28_APR_2011_pdf.pdf